Taking Apart Your G1 HTC T-Mobile Phone For Repair - Link To Download Service Manual

Taking apart your G1 is serious business so read this entire section.

If you need to disassemble your G1 you have come to the right place.

I would FIRST download AND READ the relevant parts of the manual (link below).

Then look at some other videos and watch mine so you get a feel for the disassembly steps. Don't just start taking a torx to your beautiful G1.

(If you don't know what "torx" means, close this video and think twice about doing anything to your G1.

However, if your G1 is broken and you cannot make a warranty claim, then it's OK to look up the definition of "torx" and take an entire Saturday to attempt to fix the phone. You have to learn some time.)

While disassembling I would follow along with this video on pause as you go through each step. (YouTube features includes the option of pausing where you want and viewing in full screen mode. This lets you see things in detail.)

DO NOT SIMPLY START RIPPING IT APART WITHOUT FIRST SEEING HOW THE ENTIRE PROCESS IS DONE.

Bonus: Below is the link (to my server) where you can download the complete tech service manual in PDF format. (Note the manual is over a year old, so don't play around with the software steps mentioned in it, they are horribly outdated and don't work since the OS was in beta at the time).

The manual also includes reassembly instructions.

http://www.bullpooper.com/G1HTCTechManual.pdf

Tools You Need and Some Procedure Tips:

PUT AWAY THE PETS SOMEWHERE SO THEY DON'T JUMP ON YOUR DESK OR TABLE AND SHOOT YOUR G1 PARTS ALL OVER THE ROOM.

A few torx bits (if you don't know what those are, you should NOT be taking apart your phone, unless you are willing to go through this slowly, taking the time learn each step BEFORE going through it );

A plastic knife, non-serrated if possible (from the deli, for example);

A large area with a white towel spread out (to stop and catch bouncing screws that you WILL drop, white in color so you can see the parts sitting on the towel right under your nose);

A weekly pill dispenser or two from the pharmacy. These are long plastic boxes with 7 compartments, one for each day of the week. Excellent to hold screws and parts from each "section" you are disassembling;

Some TV dinner trays with compartments (or three to four small bowls);

One of those headbands that has magnifying lenses like the jewelry and watch people wear. Those are handy, but most people don't have those. Here is what I am talking about:

http://tinyurl.com/headmagnifier

This video is comprised of snapshots (pics) from the manual on how to disassemble your G1 HTC Android Google phone.

See the "Related Videos" box for other "how to disassemble the G1" videos. Those are BETTER to see the disassembly process.

With the videos, PDF manual, proper tools, and materials I mention, even a noob should be able to get the G1 disassembled and put back together.

Of course, one experienced in these matters might be able to disassemble, repair and reassemble in 60 minutes. A noob might need an entire Saturday or Sunday.

THIS IS NOT A CONTEST. No one is watching, so take your time. Besides, no one will give a rip how fast you handled the task. So take as much time as is needed to do the job right.

Additional Details:

You need some torx head bits/drivers (sets of four to five torx bits are about $10 on eBay, more at the hardware store).

Use some the seven-day plastic prescription dispensers to place and sort the screws inside each compartment (Sunday thru Sat), by type. This way you don't lose them and you have them sorted by type and size.

If you have a few TV dinner trays, those are great to place the various parts so they don't get lost and stay somewhat organized, such as the case, the motherboard, GPS, BlueTooth, camera, WiFi and so on.

BE CAREFUL. The G1 is far more complex than other smartphones. For example:

Display: It has an easily broken touchscreen, if you force it out (some have adhesive tape holding the display in place) you can bend and crack the screen.

Connectors: The WiFi, GPS and BlueTooth modules use ribbon connectors to connect with the motherboard. These are small plastic strips with micro-thin conductive strips to make the connection. A fingernail or screwdriver tip can easily scrape off or remove the conductive material (a copper or silver color). If you do that, good luck finding that ribbon connector.

Finally: Obviously you VOID YOUR WARRANTY if you take the G1 apart.

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[UrzTrulyRoyalty]

ma foen fell and wen it fell da corners stopped working den a week later da whole entire screen stopped working how do i fix dat?

[HeartInSanFrancisco]

Get a new foen, or nu corners or a nu screen. After dat don't drop da foen. You down wit dat?

[jonesy827]

thank you for not adding music!

[amikes1190]

I know an easier solution to the g1 cracked screen problem. Buy a new phone. You f-ed up.

[jadeAroo9]

Ma foen...Go BOOM!!! How too fix dat...U knaw wat i sayin??

[yorkermiles]

Can you temm me wher I can get replacement screws from please?

also I am trying to replace a housing and I see when I try to do that the new housing does not have the brass bits that the screws actually go into and it is very difficukt to remove them from an old one,where can i get these from too?The parts I refer to are under the screen base plate and also on the underside of the keyboard,it is effectively the female section of the screw,any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Xu53r1X]

quick question If you drop your cell phone does it worsen its performance or does it just bust the case cuz i dropped my g2 and everything works fine but one of my apps is taking longer to open (google goggles)

[halo3g33k]

@kenknee125 slide the phone to get to the keyboard and in the left top corner of the bottom part of the phone (were the home and other buttons are) there a little bit sticking out, pull on that... XD

[josefcrist]

Yeah does anybody have a working repair manual link. Message me please if you do.

[Sugertrain1]

Mom? Dat u? I told u B carfull wit da foen. Den u go an make it fell down go boom.

[karran2x]

hey dude, my backlight isnt working on my phone, any ideas for self repair or how much it would cost? cheers

[karran2x]

@HeartInSanFrancisco

hey dude, my backlight isnt working on my phone, any ideas for self repair or how much it would cost? cheers

[Northernlights35]

Could you please give me intructions on how to put it back together, maybe a link because the one in your description doesnt work, thank you.